Shirland C C School

Shirland C C School operates as a minimally staffed elementary-level community in Shirland, Illinois, one of the schools within Shirland CCSD 134. Current enrollment sits at 99 students spanning grades K through 8. That puts it 74% leaner than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Shirland CCSD 134 is the operating authority for Shirland C C School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Looking at the student body, Shirland C C School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (85%); the rest comes out to 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Winnebago County as a whole is about 66% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.0:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 36% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Winnebago County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Shirland C C School sits in the top 10% of Illinois schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 50.5%; actual is 67.8%, +17.3 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Winnebago County put median household earnings sit near $65,837, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Winnebago County's 94 public schools (combined enrollment of about 44,103 students), Shirland C C School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Hononegah CHD High School, roughly 6.6 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Shirland C C School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 51.9%.

Shirland C C School operates from an outlying location.

Five-year trend. Shirland C C School's enrollment has shrank 6% since 2018, when it stood at 105 (now 99). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 94% to 85%.

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